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China reconsiders carbon tax, citing Australia’s planned repeal

http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/china-reconsiders-carbon-tax-citing-australias-planned-repeal-20140313-34nfp.html China is reconsidering plans for a carbon tax as local air pollution trumps concerns over climate change and some rich nations back away from imposing a tax on greenhouse gas emissions, a top official said. Premier Li Keqiang last week declared war on pollution, which is expected to speed up the process of turning […]

Bill Gates laments lack of carbon tax: ‘We haven’t put a price signal like a carbon tax in, and this is certainly very disappointing’

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/bill-gates-the-rolling-stone-interview-20140313?print=true Excerpt: Let’s talk about climate change. Many scientists and politicians see it as the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced. It’s a big challenge, but I’m not sure I would put it above everything. One of the reasons it’s hard is that by the time we see that climate change is really bad, your […]